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The article deals with the effect of the ruling of the Dutch Supreme Court on the selling of ABN Amro Holdings NV to Barclays PLC on other banks bidding for ABN. The companies signed a merger contract in April. However, in the same time, ABN decided to sell La Salle, which has business operations in Michigan and Illinois, to Bank of America for $21 billion.

The article reports on the efforts of Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC to reach a pact with Bank of America Corp. over the ownership of LaSalle Bank of Chicago, a unit of ABN Amro Holding NV. Several scenarios are possible concerning the bid of Royal Bank of Scotland Group for ABN Amro Holding. Initial attempts by Royal Bank of Scotland Group to reach a settlement with Bank of America was rebuffed.

The article reports on a delay in ABN Amro Holding NV's sale of its LaSalle bank unit to Bank of America. A Dutch court ordered the $21 billion sale to be stopped until shareholders can vote on it. A discussion of the impact the delay could have on a $72.27 billion bid for ABN which came from a consortium led by Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, is presented.